Post by Deb on Aug 17, 2009 8:50:19 GMT -5
In the past years since when I got my mare I've bought fly sprays costing anywhere from $5.00 a bottle to $15.00 a bottle. I've tried concentrates that water is added to dilute the concentrate. The best thing I found that worked for her is the Avon Skin-so-Soft mixed with equal parts of water and Apple Cider Vinegar. The vinegar did nothing to change the color of her coat. Another thing I did sometimes was stand and swat bare handed those dang huge horse flies that hurt like the "devil himself" when they took a bite.. I know I've been bitten many a time myself. Bless her heart, Candy would move herself into position for me to swat a specific place right at the head of the dock of her tail where her tail could not reach.
On the many trail rides we went on I'd snap a small branch from a tree that had a few leaves about the length of a riding crop. Candy knew I wasn't getting it to "spank" her. She knew I was going to help her get biting flies off her. She was/is so trusting and honest. Have I said lately how so very much I Love My Candandy? Truth be known, it's a fact....
On the many trail rides we went on I'd snap a small branch from a tree that had a few leaves about the length of a riding crop. Candy knew I wasn't getting it to "spank" her. She knew I was going to help her get biting flies off her. She was/is so trusting and honest. Have I said lately how so very much I Love My Candandy? Truth be known, it's a fact....
